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For decades the wedding industry was dominated by certain expectations big big guest lists high-end hotel ballrooms and really quite rigid formal etiquette But now a new generation is taking the aisle and they are shaking things up completely Nowadays Gen Z couples are actively rejecting conventional traditions instead.
We're seeing weddings hosted in humble neighborhood pubs or big local Restaurants that maybe are a favorite of the couple and it might even feature a bridal carriage that is made up of new energy vehicles.
That's pretty cool.
But what's behind it, right?
What's going on with this personality-driven laid-back wedding culture and how are young couples balancing this fierce desire for their own self-expression with the traditional expectations held by maybe mom or dad or grandma or grandpa?
We're gonna talk about all of it, but I'd like to learn, if you don't mind first,